WASHINGTON (PAN): The Obama Administration is currently 'discussing goals and deliverables' with President Hamid Karzai; as the new administration in Kabul kicks off on November 19 with his swearing-in as next president.
Afghanistan's top diplomat in the United Sates has said his country needed an average 3 to 5 billion US dollars per annum for the next five years to deliver services and better lives to the Afghans.
Norway has reiterated its support to the Afghan government, hoping the new administration would come up to the expectations of the international community.
Washington on Monday told a group of international spy chiefs that the success in his country required a firm recommitment to a strategic partnership with the post-election Afghan government.
KABUL (PAN): Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has congratulated President Hamid Karzai on his reelection to the presidential office for the second term of five years.
KABUL (PAN): Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has observed as many as 300 complaints regarding the provincial council elections and the observation process would take three more weeks to complete, an official said on Tuesday.